Plain Vanilla

Sometimes lightning does strike twice. Mobile trivia app QuizUp gained a million new signups after just its first week on Android. With 100,000 new signups daily, that success on Android follows its initial launch on iOS, where it also racked up a million registered users one week in. Read More

Plain Vanilla Games, the maker of QuizUp, has launched a new version of its app today that is optimized for the iPad. By doing so, they’ve been able to make the game easier to navigate and more fun to play — especially if you’re taking on your opponent with a friend nearby. Read More

Plain Vanilla Games, the company behind ultra-hot trivia app QuizUp, has raised a $22 million Series B Round of financing. The financing was led by Sequoia Capital, with participating from all existing investors, including Tencent, Greycroft Partners, IDG Ventures, Tencent, BOLDstart Ventures, CrunchFund, and MESA+. Read More

It’s only been two-and-a-half weeks since hit mobile trivia app QuizUp began to take the world by storm. It’s fun, and it’s addictive*… but if you haven’t started playing yet, you might want to wait a little bit before downloading the app and connecting it to Facebook. That’s because one software developer claims to have uncovered massive privacy violations… Read More

Stop me if you’ve heard this story before: A mobile game studio toils in obscurity for several years creating apps that no one seems to care about, and then one day it introduces its new project to the world… and it becomes an instant hit.
That description could be applied to Rovio’s Angry Birds and OMGPOP’s Draw Something. And, most recently, it could be applied… Read More